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Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 21, 2021 | Replies (644)
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Here in Minnesota if you cannot travel, there are medical services that will come to your location and service your pump. Meaning they remove the old medication and replace it with fresh medication and download the data from the pumps onboard computer for your doctor. I travel 2 hours round trip to see my pump guy.
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@wsh66
It's not highway miles. There are 3 routes, and they all cross the Cascades Range. It's a scenic drive, but pretty much all 2 lane, winding roads, with the likelihood of substantial snow, 55mph. Getting close to Portland, there's a lot of slow traffic. Anytime we go over the mountains, it's an overnighter, which makes for an expensive drive to a doctor appointment. Theoretically, it could be done in one day, but it's too much pain to drive the 6 hour round trip. I will ask about the possibility of someone coming over here for the medication refill.
I've never been one to stand up for myself, or to self advocate. I encourage others to do it, but it's not easy to do it myself.
Jim